Plato on Justice Flashcards
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What is Plato’s idea of Justice?
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How does the Ideal Republic embody the idea of justice?
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Why does the Republic prohibit social mobility?
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Real name: Aristocles
He claimed that he was a student of Socrates.
Plato
Was nicknamed _____________ because of his broad shoulders, sturdy build, and because of his wrestling prowess.
Platon
However, the existence of __________ is difficult to prove. There are speculations that Plato used __________ as a mouth-piece for Plato’s thoughts.
Socrates
They also turn towards the discussion of what ought to be given to friends and what ought to be delivered to their enemies: good and evil. EXPLAIN.
A soldier in war (how you repel the enemy) – the purpose of profession gives itself just.
This means to say that good is seen when a man is sick and a physician can heal that man, steer a vessel in the sea, or perhaps even bring harm to enemies in times of war. (EXPLAIN)
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In other words, a ruler that is not acting on the idea of being a ruler, is an ___________________.
incompetent ruler
_________ happens when one is put into their places or roles.
Justice
Thus, justice is served, when people are put in their right place and nothing else but their right roles.
A soldier whose task is to protect and expand the territory of the state has no business in instructing the people in the fine arts nor do they have the business of establishing the law.
Putting people in their rightful places.
To this, Socrates replies that justice is a __________. If you are paid to dispense justice, then you are corrupting justice.
virtue
This discussion turns to the idea of ______________ and _______________ in the state. Just like the organs of the body, the state ought to function by complementing one another into an organic unity.
intentionality; purpose
This brings into discussion the issue of motivation. Is the ruler motivated to rule because of money, honor, and power?
To answer the issue of the ruling, Socrates provides the consequence of dismissing the roles assigned to them.
The matter of _______________ is considered irrelevant in the Ideal Republic. Since citizens complement each other’s roles in society, the element of “earning” or “profiting” from their role is dismissed.
compensation
The idea of ___________ revolves around the idea that every citizen should function in their appropriate places.
injustice
Justice ought to be given– to _______, to ________, to your ___________, etc.
self, others, profession
A ruler is not motivated by the amount of wealth, honor, or power bestowed upon the position, but rather, rules voluntarily because of the fear that someone else that is worse than him takes the place.